The Courtyard House

The Courtyard House is all celebration, a carved arch over the doorway, gates worked in delicate filigree, balconies laced in fine scrollwork, relief tile climbing the walls by hand. Nothing here is flat or hurried. The home opens onto a courtyard where a long pool runs the length of the colonnade, catching the sun. A holiday home should feel like this - a little ornamental, a little festive. It sits right beside the forest in Assagao, undoubtedly one of North Goa's chicest villages, its lanes lined with garden cafés, boutiques and some of the best restaurants and watering holes around.